The beeping of the metal detector set his
mind in motion. And when he carefully uncovered a small metal button,
it whispered softly, speaking of a great general, “He possessed
every virtue of the great commanders, without their vices.”

I have matured, and, at the proper time,
the winnower will come for me. I will be ready. I have cast off my seed
into the rich humus born of past generations. It has taken root, and
now sings its own Song of Spring

The Civil Rights Movement was the catalyst,
the march that ignited the flame of justice in the twentieth century.
It coerced America as a nation to reevaluate itself, to reevaluate what
it stood for....

It was suggested to me that
we “kill all [the] dumbasses [who choose to drink
and drive],” but I felt this too harsh (Holzbach). Why not
let them kill themselves? The nation, as a whole, would be more
pleasant, happier and more carefree.

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